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Slumscast
Hosted by neuropantser · ENGLISH
A podcast about trying to be good at Netrunner and not being good at Netrunner. Brought to you by @neuropantser and @orbital_tangent. Reach us on Twitter, Stimslack, or at slumscast@gmail.com
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Slumscast, Ep. 41 | The Night Is Darkest Before the Scoop (feat. pouchsurfer)
Apr 22, 202501:13:30Tap to summarizeThis month on the Slumscast: after decades of planning, years of subterfuge, and microseconds of what might be deemed intelligent thought, the Slumscast near their ultimate goal -- the construction of the world's okayest space elevator. But just as the finish line nears, a new threat wearing a strangely familiar face reveals itself. What is this strange new corporate menace? How does the sudden appearance of Pouchsurfer, NSG's Head of Translation, change an already unstable equation? And will orbs ever find the fabled Wellspring of Tecate? Tune in to the season 4 finale of the Slumscast to find out.NOTE: This podcast does not have seasons. You will not find out the answer to any of these questions. You should still listen to this episode though, because we have scoops. SCOOPSCheck out the cards on imgurJump to 33:49 for the discussion of the new cards.
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Slumscast, Ep. 40 | Hideo Kojima's "Muppet New Angeles" (2025) (feat. cranked)
Jan 17, 202502:32:30Tap to summarize[pants, remember to put the episode description here once you finish playing balatro] LINKS Pick up Slumscast merch on Redbubble. CONTACT US If you have questions or comments, you can contact us at slumscast@gmail.com or find us on Stimslack or Twitter: @neuropantser (Stimslack/Twitter) @Orbital Tangent (Stimslack)/@OrbitalTangent (Twitter)
Transcribe →Slumscast, Ep. 39 | 2024 Worlds Recap: Hope Sprees Eternal (feat. Aruzan)
Dec 5, 202402:14:00Tap to summarizeJust when we thought Shaper was out... it pulls us back in. Welcome to the Slumscast 2024 World Championships recap, featuring the 2024 World Champion, Aruzan! Listen in to hear about Aruzan's historic run, including: Why choosing the deck with the sickest kickflips is actually meta-optimal Which unexpected card almost made the Worlds-winning list Advice that might actually make you better at Netrunner? Links Give Aruzan's corp list and runner list a well-earned heart and star Check out the Panetierre zines heard round the Worlds: what I like to do between rounds at a Netrunner event and Netrunner is a game we play with our bodies Contact Us If you have questions or comments, you can contact us at slumscast@gmail.com or find us on Stimslack or Twitter: @neuropantser (Stimslack/Twitter) @Orbital Tangent (Stimslack)/@OrbitalTangent (Twitter)
Transcribe →Slumscast, Ep. 38 | Scoops Without Rehearsal (feat. banknote)
Mar 12, 202401:53:58Tap to summarizeThis week on the Scoopscast: the Slumscast have been arrested for political protest and thrown into Scoops Prison, awaiting their date with the Scoops Gallows. But just when everything seems hopeless, help arrives: Conrad aka banknote, the Visual Director of Null Signal Games. Can banknote and the Slumscast execute a brilliant and daring escape? Will they be able to liberate the rest of their scoops comrades? Find out on the Season 3 finale of the Scoopscast, Tuesdays at 12:30 pm on AMC. Note: This podcast does not have seasons. This is not a season finale. AMC has sent us a cease and desist. SCOOPS See the art and visuals with the dril versions Versions will full rules text will be posted in <24 hours. LINKS Pick up Slumscast merch on Redbubble. CONTACT US If you have questions or comments, you can contact us at slumscast@gmail.com or find us on Stimslack or Twitter: @neuropantser (Stimslack/Twitter) @Orbital Tangent (Stimslack)/@OrbitalTangent (Twitter)
Transcribe →Slumscast Ep. 37 | Worlds 2023 Recap: The Legend of the Twopeat (feat. Sokka234)
Jan 10, 202401:16:24Tap to summarizeIn this extremely timely Slumscast episode, we recap the 2023 World Championships from the perspective of the World Champion himself, Sokka! Learn more about Sokka's decks, process, tournament run, and the single biggest mistake his opponents made en route to his historic win. You'll also hear our official prediction for when the next Weyland worlds win will occur. LINKS Give Sokka's youtube channel a follow: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdfHk6hGS5VDksdrLd4_nLA Give Bridgeman's youtube channel a follow: https://www.youtube.com/@kitchenmeta2991 See Sokka's decks and give them a heart + star: https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/9d628f78-39d4-4303-9dd0-fcf04e7ea496/you-do-always-come-back-1st-worlds-2023-, https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/9000a39c-988d-477b-b96f-4d5aa7443e2f/the-worlds-grind-1st-worlds-2023- Pick up Slumscast merch on Redbubble. CONTACT US If you have questions or comments, you can contact us at slumscast@gmail.com or find us on Stimslack or Twitter: @neuropantser (Stimslack/Twitter) @Orbital Tangent (Stimslack)/@OrbitalTangent (Twitter)
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Slumscast Ep. 36 | The Feet Episode (feat. ysengrin, rongydoge, and ctz)
Sep 26, 202302:18:20Tap to summarizeThis episode, the Slumscast keeps you on your toes with a wide-ranging interview with the three top finishers at North American Continentals: ctz, ysengrin, and rongydoge. Tune into hear about why Labor Day is a fucking dope Netrunner holiday, how ctz alters the time-space continuum, and where rongydoge accidentally put all his ice (hint: it was not his deck). Bonus: you'll hear from one of the Slumscast's own listeners this episode! You'll also hear an unprecedented Ban or Nab, the likes of which will reverberate through the ages. LINKS Pick up Slumscast merch on Redbubble. CONTACT US If you have questions or comments, you can contact us at slumscast@gmail.com or find us on Stimslack or Twitter: @neuropantser (Stimslack/Twitter) @Orbital Tangent (Stimslack)/@OrbitalTangent (Twitter)
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Slumscast Ep. 35 | Scoop Wars 3: Revenge of the Scoops (feat. Zoe Cohen)
Jul 26, 202301:25:03Tap to summarizeIn the thrilling season finale of Season 2 of the Scoopscast, the Slumscast reached the frozen heart of the scoops deep within Greenland, only to discover their true target lay much farther south. This episode picks up after a 7 month time skip, finding the Slumscast in an unfamiliar location, Brazil, joined by a familiar ally, NSG Lead Designer Zoe "Gayschanel" Cohen. Will the Slumscast hosts learn how to navigate the twists and turns of political intrigue in time to corner the scoops market? Will they manage to evade detection by the forces relentlessly tracking them long enough to transmit scoops back to their home base? And perhaps most importantly: how will they manage to use their preferred long-running Shaper-related segment title when they have HB cards to scoop? Find out this season of The Slumscast, Wednesdays at 12pm on CBS. Note: This podcast does not have seasons. This is not a season premiere. CBS refuses to respond to our pitch emails. SCOOPS See the art and visuals with the dril versions Full cards: https://imgur.com/a/oo5wSk5 LINKS Pick up Slumscast merch on Redbubble. CONTACT US If you have questions or comments, you can contact us at slumscast@gmail.com or find us on Stimslack or Twitter: @neuropantser (Stimslack/Twitter) @Orbital Tangent (Stimslack)/@OrbitalTangent (Twitter)
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Slumscast Ep. 34 | The Slumscast Trains a New Generation of Okayest Players (feat. Peter)
Jul 18, 202301:30:51Tap to summarizeThink back in your past. How did you first learn Netrunner? Perhaps you watched a learn to play on YouTube. Perhaps you watched a stream or attended a con. Perhaps you had a friend who gently explained the mechanics to you and guided you through a first few games. Today, we add an additional terrifying possibility to the list: perhaps you learned Netrunner... from the Slumscast. This episode focuses on the journey of Peter, a friend of the Slumscasts hosts who has never played Netrunner or even another competitive card game, to play a game of Netrunner. You'll hear clips from that game and our interview with Peter afterward, including: The most powerful Diviner in existence How a new player approaches the game, and what you can learn from that A genuinely adrenaline-filled final turn
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Slumscast Ep. 33 | This Slumscast is for the Birds (feat. extrac)
Jan 13, 202301:18:46Tap to summarizeThe 2022 UK National Championships have come and gone, and one victor has Arthur'd his way to the Netrunner throne: extrac. We discuss several recent big wins with extrac, from UK Nats to the release of Parhelion, and answer a few common questions along the way: - Who would win in a fight: Tim Hortons or a pigeon? - What exactly is a producer, and what did they do to help get Parhelion released? - Is there something beyond banning and/or nabbing? LINKS - Leave a star and heart on extrac's UK Nats-winning corp list: https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/a15fa6e9-503a-44f4-9a5b-1678f55d889f/pigeon-fighter-iii-1st-at-uk-nats-2022
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Slumscast Ep. 32 | This isn't a scoop, it's a god damn deluxe sundae (feat. Banknote, Anzekay, InfiniteNutshell, and bilby)
Dec 6, 202202:06:57Tap to summarizeThe last Slumscast scoopscast generated a fair bit of controversy. It would be inappropriate not to acknowledge it. We at the Slumscast can own up to our mistakes. We listen. We learn. We change. And in that vein, I would like to announce that we have responded to the biggest complaint from the past scoops season here in Parhelion: We have made the episode even longer. Ok, ok, fine. No more jokes or memes this week, because we're doing something pretty cool with the new scoops. In past scoops episodes, we've interviewed one person who helped make the cards and gone deep on their function -- what is designing cards like, how did those philosophies play into the specific cards we're scooping, and so on. Those have been some of our favorite conversations in the entire run of the Slumscast. But at the same time, they do leave us feeling like we're missing something--we're only getting one insider look into the cards, and there are facets of the cards that a single angle can't bring light to. This scoopsmas, we're declaring a miracle on 34th street in Nanisivik and talking to not one, not two, not three, but four people who helped make these cards happen. Join us as we go into unprecedented depth on four Jinteki scoops: Art Director Banknote details the finer points of getting the right illustration for a Netrunner card by zooming in on these cards' art. Narrative Director Anzekay spills the lore on what these cards mean for Jinteki in the Parhelion story... and Jinteki's creations. Rules Manager Jamie Perconti (InfiniteNutshell) illuminates the text of these cards, explaining some of their finer interactions with the rules of the game. Associate Developer Bilby reveals which cards went through a bevy of changes during development, which cards were born perfect with no mistakes, and which cards we should expect to see winning the next World Championship. LINKS See the scooped cards (alternate: dril version) in all its glory Pick up Slumscast merch on Redbubble CONTACT US If you have questions or comments, you can contact us at slumscast@gmail.com or find us on Stimslack or Twitter: @neuropantser (Stimslack/Twitter) @Orbital Tangent (Stimslack)/@OrbitalTangent (Twitter)
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